Luggage carrier



June 6, 1933. H w wmENER 1,913,256

LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed Feb. 24. 1931 INVENIOR 11m Vlf'illen 'r;

ATTORNEY & of a trunk or the like, and includes means tiomhaving 3 Vertical Side Wall 12a and i support may besecurely latched in operatiye rectangular platform 16 is pivotally trunk and support.

tion when unloaded,

Patented June 6, 1933 j p i UNITED (STATES? PATENT, OFFICE i i i i nonnn orskntmr'rowmmnxns i i i LUGGAGE Grams l uc mneimma 24, 1 9 31. swarm. 517,927,

This invention relates to luggage carriers The Structure 10, referringto only one is and constitutes an improvement on the con: secured upon the end 11 of the chassis'of a struction disclosedin my pending applicavehicle or other support, and each tie bar 9 tion filed October 14,1930, Serial No. 188,6379, includes an arm 12 projecting rearwardly and itconsists in the constructions, arrangetherefrom which is suitably supportedby the; ments and combinations herein described and hlnge link or brace13 pivotally securedtheie claimed. H j A '00 a 4 jmd t0 an upper portion of the n It is an object of my present invention to member at 4:1. The arm 12 is pivoted to the provide a carrier adapted for the support tie bar 9 at 8 and consists of angular formawhereby thetrunk may be swung to a posi zontal base member 12, and each arm is lontion outwardly of a usual 'tirecarrier, p r: gltudinally slotted permitting bending of a mitting ready removal of a spare ti 'th e: port on thereof to provide upstanding latch f a a keepers 1 1. The upstanding keepers 1 1 have It is a further objectf ofthe inventio to notches 15 for reception of latch bolts, as

provide a luggagecarrierwherein the trunk W111 be presently described.

position, as well as provide meansfor limitnted pon the arms 12 as at 17, (see Fig; ing the outward tilting movement of the 1). The platform 16 1s preferably formed A j from angle iron bent to shape and provid- Another object of the inventionisto' pro- 111g a horizontalbaseflange 18 extending en vide a luggage carrienhaving a pl tfor tirely around'the innerends and sides ofthe capable of being swung ineitheroftwo di frame and vertical end and id w ll 19 rections, first inWar llyjto an upright posind 2 respectlvely. Cross slats 21 are d ut dl to n riveted to the end flanges 18, as shown, to upright position when loadedy 1 form asupport ng surface for a luggage Additional objects, advantages and fea nk r the like. j tures of invention will beapparent from the W1th1n the. platform lfi there is disposed following description, considered in conl gg g trunk 2 SlZe be received 39 junction. with the accompanying drawing, wlthin the upstanding walls 19 and 20 and 3 wherein: j a f I the horizontal flange 18 is suitably apertured Fi 1 is f a nt y f id elevatio for reception of bolts23 projected through of a vehicle equipped with my inve ti a the bottom of the trunk to securely hold the Figure 2 is an enlarged viewnn the line trunk upon the frame. The above described L j a j construction permits the swinging of the 5 Figure 3 is a fragmentarytop, plan of my pgltform 16 and trunk 22 as an entirety. carrier, with the trunk removed; v j en the platform 1s empty it may be swung Figure 1 is a cross section on the line i -4 inwardly to an upright posltion on the pivots of Fig. 2. i p 8, and when loaded may be swung outwardly Figure 5 is a pergpectiveview of the, opt9 anupright position SO as to make the spare crating lever for manipulating the latch ire e slly accessible. mechanism. Attention is now directed to Figures 1 and In carrying out my invention, I employ 40f the drawing wherein it will be seen that a pair of bracket structures 10 constructed When the platform 16 is in its horizontal po- 2 in any suitable manner, but preferably in sition, one wall 20 is disposed closely adjaj, P follow,

' accordance with. that shown and described e n i d pa al lwith the upstanding latch in my pendingapplication, Serial No. 188,- keepers 14:, andthis is made so in order that 679. Each of these structures constitutes the l h b l Whichare carried by the a simple truss, the chief details of which upstanding flange 20, may be in position to 7 engage the notches 15. i a 1 As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the latch bolts 24 are disposed at opposite sides of the platform 16, the bolts being slidable through sleeves 25 and are simultaneously retractable by manipulation of a lever 26, as will now be described.

The lever 26 has a hub portion 27 from opposite sides of which there are extended short arms 28, suitably apertured as at 29, in which respective links 30 are pivoted. -.Eacl1 link 30 is slidably supported in bearings 31 upon the platform, their ends being secured to respective latch bolts 24:. Coiled tension springs 32 are disposed around each link and between a shoulder 33 of the latch bolt and the bearing 31.

The lever 26 is pivotally mounted upon the flange by a pivot pin 34 as shown, and

a 1 this pivot of the lever is preferably arranged adjacent one end of the frame 16 so that the latch may be operated without liability of soiling the clothing, as would be the case if the latch were disposed at the middle portion of the frame.

from I tion' ofth A lug 35 formed integrally with the flange 20 and in the upward path of the lever 26 limits upward movement of the lever.v

The operation will be readily understood a consideration of the following description thereof. lVhen occasion necessitates the removal of the spare tire, indicated by the reference character 36, the lever 26 is given a downward movement, which movement will swing the arms 28 in opposite direct-ions exerting a pull upon the links 30. Since the links 30 are connected to the latch bolts 2a the bolts will be retracted, and consequently disengage the notches 1.5. Retrace e bolts 24 will compress the springs 32 as will be apparent. With the bolts 24: disengaged the frame 16 is swungoutward-ly upon the pivotal mount 17, and since the trunk is secured to the frame it will also be swung outwardly as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, independently of the sustaining truss structure in which the arm 12 is in cluded. In the absence of the trunk 22 the platform 16and the arms 12 may be swung truss structure. 7 p v It will be noted that the platform1-6 when swung to dispose the trunk outwardly of the supporting brackets 10 will engage the ends of the arms 12 as at 37 and prevent further outward swinging movement of the platform and trunk. To return the frame and trunk to their normal positions, it is only necessary to swing the trunk upwardly-and allow the trunk to settle by gravity upon the flanges 12". the notches 15 and securely lock the frame 16 in place.

VVh-ile I have shown and described a preferred construction, it should be understood that I do not confine myself to the exact constructures attachable to a support, each havmgan arm angled in cross section and including a base member, said arms being pivotall' connected in said bracket structures, a plat orm pivotally mounted upon and between said arms and adapted to rest upon said base members, portions of said base membersbeing formed into latch keepers, and latch means'carried by said platform and cooperating with said latch keepers to retain said platform against pivotal movement with respect to the arms.

2. A luggage carrier comprising a platform, a truss for sustaining the platform, said truss including a tie bar a portion of which is pivotally jointed to provide an arm, said truss also including a hinge link having a pivotal connection at one end with said arm, a pivotal mount for the platform on said arm enabling swinging of the platform with respect to said arm and independently of thetruss, and latch means for disengageably connecting the platform to said arm.

3. A luggage carrier comprising a platform, a truss for sustaining the platform, said truss including a tie bar a portion of which is pivotally jointed to provide an arm said truss also including a hinge link having a pivotal connection at one end with said arm, a pivotal mount for the platform on said arm enabling swinging of the platform with respect to said arm and independently of the truss, latch means for disengageably connecting the platform to said arm, and means for limiting the swinging of the platform including a recess in said arm to receive a portion of the platform.

4. Aluggage carrier comprising a platform, and means for attaching the platform to a support and enabling swinging the platform into either of two upright positions first near the support when empty and away from the support when loaded, said means comprising a truss secured to the support, said truss including a king post member, a tie bar having a pivoted arm and a jointed brace having its free ends pivoted to the king post member and to the arm, and a pivotal mount by which the platform is connected with the arm.

HONIER. W. WIDENER.

The bolts 24- will automatically engage 

